"Black Shuck" is also the glam rock opening track to Permission To Land, the debut album by The Darkness. Despite the lyrics, all reports seem to indicate that the beast has a full complement of eyes. But the rest of what they say is true, at least as far as the legend goes; the Black Shuck brings about misfortune, and has a soft spot for attacking small parishes and churches...

As the hound fled from the scene, repelled by the holy aura of the town's priest, it left hideous scorch marks upon the door, which are clearly visible to this day. Some people say they are copies of the devil's own fingerprints.